Oregon Statutes 254.476 – Personnel for counting ballots
(1) The county clerk may employ personnel as necessary to open envelopes, handle ballots, prepare ballots for counting and count ballots. The personnel may not all be members of the same political party. A candidate on the ballot at an election, other than an incumbent candidate for county clerk, or a person who is a member of the household, spouse, domestic partner, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, stepparent or stepchild of any candidate on the ballot may not be employed and may not serve as a volunteer in the capacity described in this section.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 254.476
- ballot: includes material posted in a voting compartment or delivered to an elector by mail. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
- County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) As used in this section, ‘member of the household’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 244.020. [1999 c.410 § 41; 2009 c.511 § 10; 2023 c.266 § 1]